Please join us in Helotes for our annual herding trial, April 7th and 8th, 2018.
ENTRIES CLOSE MARCH 21ST

Entries are open for the San Antonio Highlands Games Sheep Dog Trial!! Entries opened March 1 and will close March 21st. If you have any questions please contact Ken Theus, Karen Trimble, Vivian Christensen or Francis Raley, TSDA Secretary.

The San Antonio stock show TSDA herding trial is Sunday, Feb 18th, 2018… entry info, forms, etc are in the TSDA website. Please let Francis know if you plan on entering and spread the word. It’s a great way to expose many to the border collie herding sheep and it’s a huge crowd pleaser as well as educational.

Please join us as we walk sheep in the San Antonio Stock Show Parade in downtown San Antonio, Feb 3rd, 2018. There will be a riderless horse in memory and honor of Jo Anne Noble. Please contact Ken Theus for more information and details….bcherding@gmail.com

Patrick Shannahan, two time USBCHA National Champion,
Will be at the Ropers’ again this year, November 3-5 giving herding lessons and a clinic. We have a great group of handlers and dogs and learn a lot from Patrick and have a good time. If you are interested in participating for lessons and/or the clinic please contact Cynthia Atkinson Roper for more information Cynr360@aol.com or call - cell: 361-960-2070.

Herding Demos this Saturday, June 10th, 2017 at K9 Country Club from 11am to 3pm. 31300 Arrow Flint, San Antonio or Bulverde (not sure). Demos will be a certain times throughout the day, there will be many other activities, booths, etc. for you and your canine(s). Come on out and enjoy. THCSDA hats will be available for sale, membership forms will be there for anyone wishing to join as well and board members to answer any questions you may have. See you there!

The USBCHA formally requested a donation from TSDA to help fund live video streaming at the 2017 USBCHA Finals in Virginia. The Directors voted for the TSDA to contribute $750 for this purpose in the Memory of Jo Anne Noble.

Jo Anne was a special person who lived and breathed Border Collies and herding. She was one of the founders of the Texas Hill Country Stock Dog Association, an organization responsible for encouraging and providing a venue for beginning handlers. I can think of several Open handlers who took advantage of and got their start at the clinics and playdays sponsored by the THCSDA. In addition, she was the force behind the annual Highland Games SDT.

This year THCSDA will assist with the Aggie #2 SDT in College Station. This is day two of a two day trial weekend. This is held in a air conditioned pavilion and is a judged arena trial. volunteers are needed. Please click on the ”trials” tab for complete details about this trial. Thank you.

The trial is being dedicated to Jo Anne Noble, in honor of her and all she did for the club and herding over the years. We are hoping that this will become one of the clubs annual trials. Please click on the ”trials” tab for complete details for this trial. Thank you.